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In the late 1980s, playwright Jaime Meyer worked with Hmong youth to produce Hmong Tapestry: Voices from the Cloth. In 1990, Meyer and director Nkauj'lis Lyfoung formed Pom Siab Hmoob Theatre (PSHT). It was the first Hmong theater company in the world. [1] Between 1990 and 1997, PSHT wrote and produced eight successful plays in St. Paul.
Nkauj Hnub ('Gao Ńu') and Nraug Hlis ('Ńdao Hli') "Lady Sun" and "Lord Moon" whose love were spilt in order for the world to coexist together. When there is a solar eclipse, it is said that they get to meet. The legend says that the Hmong people are thankful that they spilt their love in order for the world to be together. [8]
Hmong music is an important part of the culture of the Hmong people, an ethnic group from southeast Asia. Because the Hmong language is tonal, there is a close connection between Hmong music and the spoken language. Music is an important part of Hmong life, played for entertainment, for welcoming guests, and at weddings and funerals.
It is called Hmong Noj Peb Caug Xyoo Tshiab (Hmong New Year) in the Hmong language and its origin dates back to the Song dynasty (960 - 1279), [32] so around 1,000 years ago. The celebration now takes place between September and December depending on where the Hmong live.
The Twin Cities has the highest concentration of Hmong residents in America, with over 70,000 individuals belonging to this community, predominantly residing in and around St. Paul. The museum is part of a larger organization, the Hmong Cultural Center, which was established in 1998.
In the late 1990s, several thousands of Hmong started moving to the Central Highlands and some crossed the border into Cambodia, constituting the first attested presence of Hmong settlers in that country. [citation needed] In 2015, the Hmong in Laos numbered 595,028. [93] Hmong settlement there is nearly as ancient as in Vietnam.
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Pahawh Hmong (RPA: Phaj hauj Hmoob [pʰâ hâu m̥ɔ̃́], Pahawh: 𖬖𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬶𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵 [pʰâ hâu m̥ɔ̃́]; known also as Ntawv Pahawh, Ntawv Keeb, Ntawv Caub Fab, Ntawv Soob Lwj) is an indigenous semi-syllabic script, invented in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang, to write two Hmong languages, Hmong Daw (Hmoob Dawb / White Miao) and Hmong Njua AKA Hmong Leng (Moob Leeg / Green ...